This is the pilot episode of the CCIE Podcast, a project I started in April 2015 and never completed, but I am now going to test the water. Please note this episode was recorded in April 2015 before my attempt at the exam in May 2015. This pilot episode provides an introduction of who I […]
Spanning-Tree Portfast – The Definitive Guide
The spanning-tree portfast command is a very simple feature but often mis-understood. In this short post I will explore how this feature behaves, how it works and how to configure it on a cisco switch. Portfast is a Cisco Propietary feature that was originally developed to overcome an issue when a PC was trying to […]
Software Defined Networking – SDN
Software defined networking (SDN) is an approach to computer networking that allows network administrators to manage network services through abstraction of lower level functionality. This is done by decoupling the system that makes decisions about where traffic is sent (the control plane) from the underlying systems that forward traffic to the selected destination (the data […]
CCIE RFC List for Routing & Switching Lab Exam
In computer network engineering, a Request for Comments (RFC) is a memorandum published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) describing methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet and Internet-connected systems. The list below details all RFC’s relevant to the CCIE Routing and Switching track. CCIE RFC List OSPF RFC […]
MPLS Configuration Example Step by Step
If you are looking for an MPLS Tutorial or step by step mpls configuration examples, this basic MPLS VPN configuration example will guide you from configuring the first router to a 3 router MPLS core with 2 external sites. If are you looking for an explanation of MPLS then I would advise you read the […]
CSR1000V – How to build CCIE V5 Lab with Cloud Services Router
How to build CCIE V5 Lab using ESXi and CSR1000v Cloud Services Router This post will detail how to build a CCIE v5 lab using Vmware and the Cisco CSR1000v cloud services routers. It will detail the issues I faced which should hopefully help you make this build a lot easier. The basis of this topology is […]
Mastering Switching topics in CCIE Version 5
With the new ccie version 5 blueprint there are a lot of version 4 students who are trying to work out what has changed, what is new and what has gone. For new students to Version 5 it is probably just as confusing. One of the changes is the jump to 15 code and the […]
CCIE Video – from Alexandre Vasseur
I do not know anything about Alexandre Vasseur except for the fact that he has passed his CCIE Lab exam and has made this amazing video to celebrate that fact. We all need small things to keep us motivated along the journey and this video is one of those. Watch the video and feel empowered […]
CCIE Version 5 here I come
Well I am sad to say that I did not get my digits at my last attempt at the CCIE Lab exam. Everything was in place I had prepared well, I went to the NH Airport Hotel a day early so had an extra nights sleep. But on the day the TS got me again […]
CCIE Study Techniques
I get a lot of emails from people who read my blog asking my how I study. For most people they think I can tell them a magic formula, but the truth of the matter is that there isn’t one. You can also check out my Top 10 Study Tips You need to try all […]